transverse process
Noun
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One of two processes that extend from each vertebra and provide the point of articulation for the ribs (synset 105595278)
is a type of: appendage, outgrowth, process - a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plantis a part of: vertebra - one of the bony segments of the spinal column
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